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Freelancer.
2007-08-10, 1:53 PM #1
No, not him.

So. I'm blessed with the honor of having a 742mhz Gateway. This pretty much means I can only play games from what, pre-1998? I saw a copy of Freelancer in a Pawn Shop (and thought of Massassi first, strangely) for $6, so I bought it.

Than I played it for 13+ hours. I'm only level 12. :(

So besides that and Blood (see: Doom clone that makes DOSbox crap it's pants), I'm kinda strapped for games. I also have JK, MOTS, and Diablo II laying around.

I would totally love it if you guys could suggest games that wont make this computer expel feces from it's floppy drive.
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2007-08-10, 1:59 PM #2
More like pre-2001.

Deus Ex
System Shock 2
Thief I/II
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2007-08-10, 2:00 PM #3
Unreal Tournament
2007-08-10, 2:05 PM #4
Originally posted by Cool Matty:
Unreal Tournament


QUAKE 3 IS BETTER.
2007-08-10, 2:06 PM #5
Rob is full of correct.
nope.
2007-08-10, 2:08 PM #6
Quake 2
If yes, then Half Life.

2007-08-10, 2:10 PM #7
ut has some great maps, though. you can't just rule it out simply because q3 is better.
Current Maps | Newest Map
2007-08-10, 2:13 PM #8
Originally posted by Rob:
QUAKE 3 IS BETTER.


LIES!!!

768mhz would be about 2001 i believe. Depending on your graphics card you should be able to play anything to about then.


Starcraft
Rainbow 6
any command and conquer game
TIE Fighter
Carmageddon 1 and 2
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2007-08-10, 2:27 PM #9
Originally posted by Rob:
QUAKE 3 IS BETTER.


Hell no. HEEEELL no.

CTF Face = everlasting pleasure.

Edit: STARCRAFT
2007-08-10, 2:29 PM #10
Deus Ex, Total Annihilation, any of the older Sierra City Building games, Baldurs Gate 2, Red Alert 2, Half Life, SS2, Fallout/2, Quake 2, Morrowind might work, Homeworld, the Civ games, Forsaken, Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 or 2.

Seriously some of my favourite games are from around about then.
2007-08-10, 2:33 PM #11
Freelancer is an awesome game. If you can get true DOS to work, you might want to try Crusader. It's pretty cool. Also, Fallout and/or Planescape: Torment.
幻術
2007-08-10, 2:38 PM #12
tie fighter
starcraft
2007-08-10, 3:06 PM #13
Soul Reaver 2.
X-Wing Alliance.
Grim Fandango.
My blawgh.
2007-08-10, 3:09 PM #14
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/913966.html

2003 on that freelancer.

also everything everyone else said.
My girlfriend paid a lot of money for that tv; I want to watch ALL OF IT. - JM
2007-08-10, 3:10 PM #15
Driver.
nope.
2007-08-10, 3:16 PM #16
Fallout 1/2.
"If you watch television news, you will know less about the world than if you just drink gin straight out of the bottle."
--Garrison Keillor
2007-08-10, 4:53 PM #17
I'm playing thru freelancer again right now, and as usual it's got me all hot and bothered... I have dreams about how they should make a sequel and just upgrade all the dynamics of the game to allow more freedom, better visuals, and more realistic interaction and whatnot, and I just get so worked up and hmmm mmm mmm.

Don't worry 'bout being level 12... take your time, do lots of exploring, find the awesome hidden items in far flun nebulae, and gets lots o' money, don't rush thru it.
2007-08-10, 5:35 PM #18
Yeah. There's a lot of wierd stuff that's wrong with Freelancer, but overall it's a lot of fun.
COUCHMAN IS BACK BABY
2007-08-10, 5:39 PM #19
Originally posted by Tracer:
Yeah. There's a lot of wierd stuff that's wrong with Freelancer


You can say that again.
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2007-08-10, 5:41 PM #20
I love how you omitted the other bit there. :P
nope.
2007-08-10, 5:50 PM #21
I expected someone to do that, but not the actual Freelancer.
COUCHMAN IS BACK BABY
2007-08-10, 9:28 PM #22
You guys should get the BSG mod, ([url]www.bsg-galactica.com)[/url], they have their own server up and it's a lot of fun. I'm DS-181-3 (and -1, -2, -4, -5... but 3's my main character) on their server (which is coincidentally called [url]www.bsg-galactica.com[/url])
It's still a work in progress, but they've got a lot done so far. You can pick your side, cylon or colonial, and get ships ranging from vipers, raiders, raptors, colonial 1, or even battlestars and basestars. (plus much, much more) Ok, I'm done advertising ;)
Sam: "Sir we can't call it 'The Enterprise'"
Jack: "Why not!"
2007-08-10, 11:49 PM #23
Any of the older civilization games should run well on it. Dunno about III or IV, though.
2007-08-10, 11:58 PM #24
Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior are always fun.

Unless you're a pissarse.
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2007-08-10, 11:58 PM #25
II is all you need though.
Ban Jin!
Nobody really needs work when you have awesome. - xhuxus
2007-08-11, 12:04 AM #26
Fallout 1/2/Tactics (shut-up tactics was awesome, stop hating it for not being fallout3)
Dungeon Keeper 2 (very hard to find, but oh so worth it)
You can't judge a book by it's file size
2007-08-11, 3:22 AM #27
Freelancer was a great game, and used to play fine on my old 1GHz system. Not long ago I decided to dig it up from under the layer of dust and played it on my current system. It surely ran smoothly, but crashed every 30-45 mins or so. Kind of annoying, really... Still, I finished it with Rebalance Mod. Indeed, the game is 200% better with Rebalance Mod installed (though probably not on a 742MHz system as not nearly all custom models have very low lod modes enabled).

The vanilla Morrowind might run somehow on that system, but at least Blood Moon would probably be out of question. It barely ran on my 1GHz system back then. I guess switching to 800x600 might have helped but the UI becomes quite useless in resolutions below 1024x768, so that really wasn't much of an option.
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2007-08-11, 9:05 AM #28
Oh wow, I didn't realize that I have so many options.

Starcraft - I can't beat the first mission where you have to cloak. I fail. CD is somewhere.
Fallout - I got killed by those sand bugs. I fail. I also can't find my CD.
Civilization - I can't play them, because I win too hard.
Duke Nukem 3D - Have it. Working on the second episode.
XWA/TF/XWvTF - Have the cd somewhere, but I can't play without a joystick. It just doesn't feel right. :(
Baldur's Gate 2 - I felt the game was beat when I romanced all the women.
C&C - The only one I'm good at is Red Alert 2. D:

Thanku to all. I'll be gone for like ever because I still have to beat Freelancer. <3
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2007-08-11, 9:53 AM #29
Age of Empires.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2007-08-11, 10:16 AM #30
Originally posted by Alan:
Baldur's Gate 2 - I felt the game was beat when I romanced all the women.


I dare you to try and Romance Anomen without killing yourself. It DOES get better, but you have to put up with his "Mr. Thou" attitude for a while.

If you have Baldur's Gate I then download the BGTutu mod which lets you play it with the BG2 engine. Another good way to pump up the gameplay in BG2 is to play an evil, non-romancable character like a dwarf. Evil Dwarven Cleric <3
"Jayne, this is something the Captain has to do for himself"

"N-No it's not!"

"Oh."
2007-08-11, 10:29 AM #31
Almost forgot: Doom 2 never gets old. :D
幻術
2007-08-11, 12:35 PM #32
Rune
Age of Empires II
"Those ****ing amateurs... You left your dog, you idiots!"
2007-08-11, 12:36 PM #33
Driver 2.
nope.
2007-08-11, 1:45 PM #34
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
2007-08-11, 2:21 PM #35
Originally posted by TSM_Bguitar:
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II


I've never heard of that. Is it any good?
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2007-08-11, 9:37 PM #36
I heard Dark Forces 2 had a bunch of nerdy nostalgic dudes still hanging around trying to figure out if it was past its time or not.

And we still give long lost Kedri his nickels and dimes.
2007-08-11, 10:18 PM #37
Originally posted by Michael MacFarlane:
Age of Empires.

2 :colbert:
Naked Feet are Happy Feet
:omgkroko:
2007-08-12, 2:18 PM #38
jedi knight is actually really lame
2007-08-12, 2:48 PM #39
Originally posted by Deadman:
Fallout 1/2/Tactics (shut-up tactics was awesome, stop hating it for not being fallout3)

I think this is the first time I've seen someone here other than me actively defend that game. Well done.

My recommendations:
Fallout 1+2+Tactics
Baldur's Gate 1+2 (make sure to grab a few mods, like the NPCFlirt pack. They make the romances more interesting and add neat stuff)
Monkey Island 1+2+3. 4 might be a push.
2007-08-12, 2:58 PM #40
Oh, and Driver 1+2.
nope.
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